recuperation

Questions about recuperation

What does recuperation mean?

recuperation means "gradual healing (through rest) after sickness or injury".

How many syllables are in recuperation?

recuperation has 5 syllables: re-cu-pe-ra-tion. The stress falls on "ra". In IPA it is /ɹɪˌkupɚˈeɪʃən/.

What is another word for recuperation?

Close synonyms include convalescence, recovery. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is recuperation a common word?

recuperation is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with recuperation?

133 words rhyme with recuperation. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.